Mira's Tail

[sheeny (Al)]

Mira (omicron Ceti) has been found to have a long tail and bow wave in space. Visable only in the ultraviolet, the tail is 13 light years long and represents 30,000 years of history of the stars development through old age.

This link is from nature:

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/0708.../070813-5.html

Al.

[Tamtarn]

Very interesting read Al....Thanks for posting